AFL 100th Anniversary

Centennial activities across the province

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By City:

Bonnyville

Date Event Address Contact
Mid-May to September Labour History Display Bonnyville District Museum, 4401 - 54 Avenue Germaine Prybysh at 780-826-4925


Calgary

Date Event Address Contact
May 5 Calgary Labour Walk - Bus Tour and Social CUPE 37 Hall, 5112 - 3 Street SE Susan Keeley at 403-248-2472 
TBA Labour History Display Glenbow Museum, 130 - 9 Avenue SE


Canmore

Date Event Address Contact
Mid-November - March 2013 Labour History Display Canmore Museum & Geoscience Centre, 902 - 7 Avenue Debby Carrico at 403-678-2462


Crowsnest Pass

Date Event Address Contact
July 1 - September 15 Labour History Display Crowsnest Museum, 7701 - 18th Avenue, Coleman (in the old Coleman High School) Chris Matthews at 403-563-5434
August 2 - 6 Heritage Day Weekend Doors Open Festival Heritage Day Weekend from August 2-6, with a variety of events and venues that takes visitors through the unique history of the Pass Crowsnest Pass Doors Open and Heritage Festival Committee, Diane Peterson at 403-563-0360


Drumheller

Date Event Address Contact
May 5-6 Miners' Day Festival Drumheller Naomi Kikoak at 403-823-6102
TBA Labour History Display Atlas Coal Mine - to get to the Atlas Coal Mine from Drumheller, simply drive 24 km east along the Hoodoo Trail (Hwy 10) TBA


Edmonton

Date Event Address Contact
February 7 to June 24 Labour History Display Royal Alberta Museum (Foyer), 12845 - 102 Avenue NW Cathy Roy at 780-453-9123
February 24 Book Launch - "Working Albertans" Ironworkers Hall, 10504 - 122 Street
April 28 (1:30 - 3:30 p.m.) Broken Families Obelisk Grant Notley Park, 11603 - 100 Avenue Brian Henderson at 780-474-4747
May 5 Edmonton Regional Heritage Fair MacEwan University, Robbins Health Centre, corner of 109 Street and 104 Avenue
June 1-12

Labour History Display

Proclamation ceremony declaring week of June 11-17 as the 100th anniversary of the AFL

City Hall, 1 Sir Winston Churchill Square Jo-ann Kolmes at 780-993-0839
June 14-15 2012 Alberta Labour History Institute Labour History Conference University of Alberta, Telus Centre, 111 Street and 87 Avenue Karen Werlin
June 16 Picnic in the Park - Centennial Celebrations - Blanchford Field Air Hangar Fort Edmonton Park, Blanchford Field Air Hangar, 7000 - 143 Street Maureen Werlin at 780-483-3021
Sept 1 to Dec 1 Labour History Display Provincial Archives, 8555 Roper Road TBA

Fort McMurray

Date Event Address Contact
May - June Labour History Display Fort McMurray Library, 151 Macdonald Drive Carol Murray at 780-792-5155

Grande Prairie

Date Event Address Contact
March 7 to December 31 Labour History Display - 100 Tears: 100 Years Grande Prairie Museum, 5007 - 50 Avenue TBA
May 4, 2012 Northern Alberta Regional Heritage Fair Montrose Cultural Centre, 9839 - 103 Avenue TBA


Hinton

Date Event Address Contact
to be announced     Labour History Display Hinton Library, 803 Switzer Drive to be announced

Lethbridge

Date Event Address Contact
May 5

City Hall for March of Unions

Picnic in the Park

910 - 4 Avenue South

Galt Gardens, 502 - 1st Street South

Lethbridge Centennial Committee - Colleen Quintal at 403-329-0266
May 5

Northern Alberta Regional Heritage Fair

Galt Museum & Archives, 502 - 1 Street South

Leslie Hall (Galt Museum) at 403-320-4700  or Colleen Quintal at 403-329-0266


Medicine Hat

Date Event Address Contact
May 3 Medicine Hat and District Labour Council invites its members to participate int he 100th anniversary of the founding of the historic Medalta plant in 1912 as the Medicine Hat Pottery Company 713 Medalta Avenue SE (in the historic Clayworks District)

Dave Condon, President, Medicine Hat Labour Council at 403-504-8001

Read complete Medalta Centennial Program Guide

TBA Labour History Display Medicine Hat Esplanade, 401 - 1 Street SE

TBA

TBA Labour History Display MedAlta Museum (Clayworks), 713 Medalta Avenue SE

TBA


Olds

Date Event Address Contact
May 1 to June 30 Labour History Display Olds Municipal Library, 5217 - 52 Street Leslie Winfield at 403-438-0434


Red Deer

Date Event Address Contact

April 26-27

May 10-11

Central Alberta Heritage Schools Fair - Grades 6-9

Central Alberta Heritage Schools Fair - Grades 4-5

Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery, 4525 - 47A Avenue
August 13 to October 21 Labour History Display Red Deer Museum, 4525 - 47A Avenue Lorna Johnson at 403-309-8439
September 1-3 Unveiling of Centennial Disk TBA Doug Legear or Karen Reay at 403-347-8063

Wetaskiwin

Date Event Address Contact
April 9 to August 9 Labour History Display Wetaskiwin & District Heritage Museum, 5007 - 50 Avenue